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Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. For the latest 

status information on EPA/DC services 

and docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemical 

Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–1667 

email address: edelstein.rebecca@

epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action provides information that 

is directed to the public in general. 

B. What action is the Agency taking? 

This document lists the statements of 

findings made by EPA after review of 

submissions under TSCA section 5(a) 

that certain new chemical substances or 

significant new uses are not likely to 

present an unreasonable risk of injury to 

health or the environment. This 

document presents statements of 

findings made by EPA during the 

reporting period. 

C. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to 

review a submission under TSCA 

section 5(a) and make one of several 

specific findings pertaining to whether 

the substance may present unreasonable 

risk of injury to health or the 

environment. Among those potential 

findings is that the chemical substance 

or significant new use is not likely to 

present an unreasonable risk of injury to 

health or the environment per TSCA 

Section 5(a)(3)(C). 

TSCA section 5(g) requires EPA to 

publish in the Federal Register a 

statement of its findings after its review 

of a submission under TSCA section 

5(a) when EPA makes a finding that a 

new chemical substance or significant 

new use is not likely to present an 

unreasonable risk of injury to health or 

the environment. Such statements apply 

to PMNs, MCANs, and SNUNs 

submitted to EPA under TSCA section 

5. 

Anyone who plans to manufacture 

(which includes import) a new chemical 

substance for a non-exempt commercial 

purpose and any manufacturer or 

processor wishing to engage in a use of 

a chemical substance designated by EPA 

as a significant new use must submit a 

notice to EPA at least 90 days before 

commencing manufacture of the new 

chemical substance or before engaging 

in the significant new use. 

The submitter of a notice to EPA for 

which EPA has made a finding of ‘‘not 

likely to present an unreasonable risk of 

injury to health or the environment’’ 

may commence manufacture of the 

chemical substance or manufacture or 

processing for the significant new use 

notwithstanding any remaining portion 

of the applicable review period. 

D. Does this action have any 

incremental economic impacts or 

paperwork burdens? 

No. 

II. Statements of Findings Under TSCA 

Section 5(a)(3)(C) 

In this unit, EPA provides the 

following information (to the extent that 

such information is not claimed as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) on the PMNs, MCANs and 

SNUNs for which, during this period, 

EPA has made findings under TSCA 

section 5(a)(3)(C) that the new chemical 

substances or significant new uses are 

not likely to present an unreasonable 

risk of injury to health or the 

environment: 

The following list provides the EPA 

case number assigned to the TSCA 

section 5(a) submission and the 

chemical identity (generic name if the 

specific name is claimed as CBI). 

• P–23–0012, Starch, polymer with 

alkenoic acid, salt (Generic Name). 

• P–23–0031, Glycerin, 

polyalkoxylated, mixed fatty acid and 

alkyl diacid esters (Generic Name). 

To access EPA’s decision document 

describing the basis of the ‘‘not likely to 

present an unreasonable risk’’ finding 

made by EPA under TSCA section 

5(a)(3)(C), look up the specific case 

number at https://www.epa.gov/ 

reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxicsubstances-control-act-tsca/chemicalsdetermined-not-likely. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Shari Z. Barash, 

Acting Director, New Chemicals Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

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[EPA–R08–OPPT–2020–0013; FRL–11574– 

01–R8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Information 

Collection Request; Comment 

Request; Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention 

(P2) Awards Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled ‘‘Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention (P2) 

Awards Program’’ (EPA ICR Number: 

2614.02, OMB Control Number: 2008– 

0004) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through August 31, 

2024. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

OPPT–2020–0013, online using https:// 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), or by email to payan.melissa@

epa.gov. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

profanity, threats, information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Payan, EPA R8 Land, Chemical 

and Redevelopment Division, Pollution 

Prevention Program, (8LCR–CES), 

Environmental Protection Agency R8, 

1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202 

telephone number: 303–312–6511; 

email address: payan.melissa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through August 31, 

2024. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

This document allows 60 days for 

public comments. Supporting 

documents, which explain in detail the 


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information that the EPA will be 

collecting, are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paper Reduction Act (PRA), EPA is 

soliciting comments and information to 

enable it to: (i) evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate forms of 

information technology. EPA will 

consider the comments received and 

amend the ICR as appropriate. The final 

ICR package will then be submitted to 

OMB for review and approval. At that 

time, EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. 

Abstract: EPA’s Pollution Prevention 

(P2) Program is a voluntary program that 

encourages businesses/facilities to adopt 

P2 projects that reduces both financial 

costs (waste management and cleanup) 

and environmental costs (health 

problems and environmental damage). 

In passing the Pollution Prevention Act 

(PPA) in 1990, Congress found that 

‘‘(T)here are significant opportunities 

for industry to reduce or prevent 

pollution at the source through costeffective changes in production, 

operation, and raw materials use. Such 

changes offer industry substantial 

savings in reduced raw material, 

pollution control, and liability costs as 

well as help protect the environment 

and reduce risks to worker health and 

safety.’’ 42 U.S.C. 13101(a)(2). 

Furthermore, the PPA states the 

Administrator shall ‘‘establish an 

annual award program to recognize a 

company or companies which operate 

outstanding or innovative source 

reduction programs’’ (PPA section 6604) 

42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(13). The EPA P2 

Awards Program is an annual, 

voluntary, and non-monetary awards 

program that will recognize companies 

that demonstrate leadership in 

innovative P2 practices and encourage 

other entities to consider P2 approaches. 

This ICR may be applicable to HQ, as 

well as any of the 10 Regional Offices 

that choose to participate and 

implement a P2 Awards Program. 

Form numbers: EPA P2 Award 

Program Application—5800–005. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Intended Respondents include various 

types of businesses, companies, 

organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit, from all North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) codes. 

However, businesses need to be from a 

state in an EPA Region implementing 

this awards program. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Respondents are not obligated to 

respond. This is done on a voluntary 

basis. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

Approximately 7 per region (total). 

Frequency of response: Annually on a 

voluntary basis. 

Total estimated burden: Average of 10 

hours per respondent (per year). Burden 

is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $776.95 per 

respondent (per year), includes $0 

annualized capital or operation and 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is a 

decrease of 9.5 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to 

adjustments to the estimates and 

receiving input from respondents over 

the past three years. The original 

consultations were with state 

recognition programs, which are more 

rigorous than the regional P2 award 

program. Regions who are currently 

implementing Regional P2 Programs, 

consulted with applicants who provided 

an average estimate of 10.9 hours to 

respond to questions in the application. 

Based off these consultations we are 

decreasing the respondent burden by 9.5 

hours. 

Kimberly Pardue Welch, 

Branch Manager, Chemical, Safety 

Environmental Stewardship Branch, EPA 

Region 8. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2022–0415; FRL–9825– 

01–OLEM] 

Draft National Strategy for Reducing 

Food Loss and Waste and Recycling 

Organics: Request for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) have developed 

the Draft National Strategy for Reducing 

Food Loss and Waste and Recycling 

Organics (‘‘draft Strategy’’) to help 

prevent the loss and waste of food, 

where possible, increase recycling of 

food and other organic materials to 

support a more circular economy for all, 

reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save 

households and businesses money, and 

build cleaner and healthier 

communities. Individually and 

collectively, the EPA, USDA and FDA 

are working toward reducing food loss 

and waste through their Federal 

interagency collaboration. This Notice 

provides the public with an opportunity 

to share input on the draft Strategy, 

which identifies the EPA, USDA and 

FDA actions and asks where they can 

work collaboratively with each other 

and partners to reduce food loss and 

waste and recycle organics. These 

Federal agencies are seeking public 

comment from diverse partners across 

the food system. The EPA, USDA and 

FDA will consider the comments 

received on this draft Strategy, finalize 

it, and begin implementation of the final 

Strategy in 2024. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OLEM–2022–0415, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov/ (our 

preferred method). Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Office of Land and Emergency 

Management Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA 

Docket Center, WJC West Building, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket 

Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 

a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except 

Federal Holidays). 


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